Our Donors
Our donors and supporters at the Roanoke Island Historical Association have been crucial to the success of The Lost Colony since the very beginning. Over the years, they number in the tens of thousands and span the generations. The Roanoke Island Historical Association (RIHA) is humbled to have their support. The list below is just some of those who have contributed to the vision of RIHA the last three years. To all our Donors and Members-Thank You!
And remember no donation is too small. We have so much to do – putting on a Tony-award-winning production, providing housing for cast and crew, educating young artists and offering educational opportunities to the general public – that every little bit counts. If you would like to become a donor and join these lists, please visit our Membership Page for further details.
2025 RIHA Members & Donors
Mark Abramson
 Dr. W. J. & Carol Brown Adams
 William G. & Sheila H. Alexander
 Anonymous
 Lisa Smith Arbelaez
 Rita Ayers
 Donald B. Barker
 James Barnes
 Saint & Bea Basnight
 Deborah Beddingfield
 Diana Behling
 Stuart & Stacy Bell
 Gene & Suzanne Bell
 Ron & Becky Bennett
 Nancy Birindelli
 Mike & Diane Borger
 Dr. Sue & Davidson Burgess
 Brian Burns
 Jay & Kathy Burrus
 Louis Canonico
 James & Judy Carraway
 Gillie & Tom Church
 Cecilia Clement
 Tod Clissold
 Betty Cone
 Daniel & Rebecca Costello
 Edith Crawford
 Frank Daniels IV
 Andrew Demko
 Alec & Georgia Donaldson
 Kevin Doyle
 Jan Edwards
 Dawn E. Enochs
 David Enochs
 Charles & Becky Evans
 Beason Family
 Jesse & Mary Fanshaw
 Kathryn Fearing
 Malcom & Susan Fearing
 Mrs. M. Keith Fearing, Jr.
 Thomas Filipowicz & Deborah Roseme
 Dennis & Beverly Firme
 Barbara Fletcher
 W. Brian Forehand
 Matt Gabbard
 Mr. & Mrs. Albert & Carolyn Gard
 Larry & Cheryl Garrett
 John & Cynthia Graham
 Robert & Deloris Harrell
 Jonathan & Deborah Hart
 Mary Blanche Meekins Harwell & Boyce Harwell
 A. Robinson Hassell
 Emily Hill
 Chris & Emme Hinnant
 David & Judi Hornbeck
 Dr. & Mrs. Russell Howerton
 Rev. Joseph Hughes
 Rodney & Sue Hynson
 Lucy Inman
 W. Bruce & Penny L. Jackson
 Faytie C. Johnson
 Tess Judge
 Chancy & Keith Kapp
 Sharon O’Neill & Curtis Kasefang
 Robert & Norma Keeney
 H.B. & Lucy Kernodle
 Hoke  Kimball
 Carole & Gary Kimmel
 Bella & Vic Kitchen
 Hilary H. Klein
 John & Cindy Kleis
 Zee & Nancy Lamb
 Therese Leasburg
 Benita A.  Lloyd
 Nicholas Luccketti
 James  Lupton
 Robert Long & Anne Mandeville-Long
 Hilary Mann
 Kurt & Suzanne Marisa
 Mr. & Mrs. Ted Martin
 Elizabeth Matheson
 Lori McCaffrey
 Michael & Janet McCarthy
 Larry & Michelle McCauley
 Cindy McGann
 Dennis McGinnis
 Maureen McGrath
 Tim & Roisin McKeithan
 Mary Jo Cain McLean
 Dr. Gail Mee
 Henry Melton
 Elmer & Gail Midgett
 Bonnie Bridger Mittelmaier
 Rabbi Danny Marmorstein & Rebbetzin Linda Levinson
 Myra Neal Morrison
 Carolyn Mullen
 John Nichols & Melanie Dawson
 Mrs. Thomas L. Norris, Jr.
 Ms. Jody Ann Norville
 Barbara Okerson
 Paula & Stanley Oliver
 Robert Outland
 Beverly Parker
 Judge & Mrs. J. Richard Parker
 Scott Parker
 Gary & Gwyn Pearce
 Mike & Lindy Phelan
 Robert & Sally Peregoy
 Thaddeus Redmond II & Laurie Kellogg
 Todd Farrand & Michael Reed
 Fran & Mike Reeves
 Julie A. Richardson
 Bash Robertson
 Jeannine Saunders
 Jodi Schwartz
 Chris & Kathy Seawell
 Billy & Kristen Seawell
 Alice Bridge Silver
 Lana & Anne Sims
 Brenda Shore & Dave Kaiser
 David & Robin Sleigher
 Eleanor Smith
 Jim Smith
 Wade & Ann Smith
 Bill & Phyllis Soine
 Dr. Benjamin F.  Speller, Jr.
 Gale Johnson & Don Spriggs
 Paul V. Stasiewicz
 Joseph R. Stewart
 Shelby S. Strother
 Taylor & Nancy Sugg
 Jon & Dotti Summerton
 Amy Tankard
 Mark & Pamela Tate
 Monica Thibodeau
 Bill & Deborah Thigpen
 Johnny L. Tillett
 Dr. Joseph Trask
 Lora & Andrew Tripp
 John H. Tucker, Jr.
 Bob & Flossie Tugwell
 Jay Tutwiler
 Marilyn Munden & Jack Underdonk
 Suzanne Utley
 Bill Mears & Molly Urquhart
 Randy & Karen Walker
 Holly Meekins Williams
 Derrick Williamson
 Thomas Wilson
In Honor Of
The Basnight Family
 Ann-Cabell Baum
 Joey Cassella
 The Lost Colony Company
 William Ivey Long
 Meera Krishnamachary
 Dennis McGinnis
 Mary Jo McLean
 Chuck Still
 Emily Thigpen
In Memory Of
Gregory L. Allman
 Don Bridge
 Col. Herbert L. Bridger
 Nelson & Charlotte Bortz
 Andy Griffith
 Daniel E. Klein, Jr.
 Joyce Sessoms Knight
 Laura Anne Long
 Lady Jane McCulloch
 Brian Mear
 Herbert T. Mullen, Jr.
 Thomas L. Norris, Jr.
 Virginia S. Tillett
 Marjalene Thomas
 John Walker
 Sarah Price Whitty
2024 RIHA Members & Donors
Stuart & Jena Abernathy
 Dr. W. J. & Carol Brown Adams
 Bill & Sheila Alexander
 Lisa Arbelaez
 Rita Ayers
 Jeff Barnhart
 Wayne Barry
 Saint & Bea Basnight
 Jesse Bates
 Jeanette Baugh
 Jennifer Beason
 Deborah Beddingfield
 Diana Behling
 Rodney & Sarah Benson
 Jacob Cameron Boyce, Jr.
 Sue Burgess
 Lynn Burleson
 Jeffrey Brown
 Jay & Kathy Burrus
 Ann Buysse
 Louis Canonico
 James & Judy Carraway
 Stuart Carrier
 Thomas Church
 Catherine & Steve Cline
 Gerry Cobb
 Stephen Coggins
 Marlene Cohen
 Ben & Betty Cone
 Daniel & Rebecca Costello
 Edith Crawford
 Edward Curry
 Philip Dail
 Luck Davidson
 Jeanne Decamps
 Alexander & Georgia Donaldson
 Robert Dunn & Family
 Jane Elder
 David Enochs
 Dawn Enochs
 Charles & Rebecca Evans
 Jesse & Mary Fanshaw
 Todd Farrand & Michael Reed
 Lib Fearing
 Malcom & Susan Fearing
 Beverly Firme
 Quinn Fisher
 Barbara Fletcher
 W. Brian Forehand
 Sam Fowle
 Franklin Freeman Jr.
 Mikl & Rob Gabbard
 Emmi Gabbard
 Larry Garrett
 Fred Gerkens
 Harvey Godwin, Jr.
 Albert & Carolyn Gard
 John & Cynthia Graham
 Elizabeth Granitzki
 Vanessa Graves
 Rick & Pam Gray
 Vickie Greene
 Sally Andrews Gudas
 Kenneth Haas
 Rosemary & Ernie Haas
 Judith Hallman
 A. Robinson Hassell
 Bobby & Deloris Harrell
 Jonathan Hart
 Margaret Harvey
 Boyce & Mary Blanche Meekins Harwell
 Jamie Hatchell
 Vicki Hecht Boehme
 Hecht Family Foundation
 Dorothy Hesser
 Dorothy K Hester
 Emily Hill
 Chris & Emme Hinnant
 Vance Hoover
 Cecilia Fields Hughes
 Rev. Joseph Hughes
 Lucy Inman
 Bruce & Penny Jackson
 Patsy Johnson
 Thomas Johnson
 Harrison Kaplan
 Chancy Kapp
 Anne Keen
 Jeffrey Keenen
 Arthur & Alice Keeney
 Stephen Keith
 Thomas Kenan III
 Harold & Lucy Kernodle
 Carole & Gary Kimmel
 Diane Kirkpatrick
 Vic & Bella Kitchen
 Dean, Melissa & Kennedy Kite
 Hilary Klein
 Nancy & Zee Lamb
 Julia Lavault
 Therese Leasburg
 Skip Leezer
 Benita Lloyd
 Robert & Anne Long
 Rev. James Lupton
 Hilary Mann
 Elizabeth Matheson
 Michael & Janet McCarthy
 Larry & Michele McCauley
 Cindy & Jim McEnery
 Cindy & Sam McGann
 Tim & Roisin McKeithan
 Mary Jo McLean
 Carly Medloch
 Gail Mee
 Elmer & Gail Midgett
 Scott Midgette
 Bonnie Bridger Mittelmaier
 Donna Mohler
 Myra Neal Morrison
 Carolyn S. Mullen
 Paula Myatt
 Janice Neilan
 Jane Norris
 Jody Ann Norville
 Sharon O’Neill & Curtis Kasefang
 Barbara Okerson
 Pilar Okeson
 Paula & Stanley Oliver
 Elizabeth Otos
 Beverly Parker
 Scott Parker
 Richard & Peggy Parker
 Gary & Gwyn Pearce
 Nicole Peckens
 Robert & Sally Peregoy
 Olivia Pipalia
 Brandon Poythress
 Randall Ramsey
 Thaddeus Redmond III
 Michael & Frances Reeves
 Ray & Mary Reisert
 Dave Richard
 Julie A. Richardson
 Claudia Robinette
 Johnnie & Penny Robbins
 V. Cullum Rogers
 Connie Rose
 Lisa Rose
 Kent C. Rothbauer
 Ann Edwards Rust
 Joanne Ryan
 Mary Salem
 Michael Sallade
 Elizabeth Anne Sandel
 Paul Sanow
 Phoenicia & Nikoli Schwidkay
 Chris & Kathy Seawell
 William & Kristen Seawell
 Stephanie Shannon
 Marianne Simpson
 Lana & Anne Sims
 David & Robin Sleigher
 Elaine Smith
 Eleanor Smith
 James Smith
 Susan P Smith
 Wade & Ann Smith
 Ronald Snelson
 Bernie & Bonnie Speight
 Benjamin F. Speller, Jr.
 Robert Spence
 Don & Gale Spriggs
 James W. & Nancy Spruill
 Sheila Stone
 Katherine & David Stormont
 Kathye Stratton
 Shelby Strother
 Dianne Suber
 Taylor & Nancy Sugg
 Jon & Dotti Summerton
 Amy Tankard
 Mark & Pamela Tate
 Suzanne Tate
 Monica Thibodeau
 Johnny Tillett
 Maya Tillett
 Brantley Tillman
 Deborah Thigpen
 Sandy & Ted Tozer
 Sally Trask
 John H. Tucker, Jr.
 Robert & Flossie Tugwell
 Jay Tutwiler
 Molly Urquhart
 Suzanne Utley
 George Venditelli
 Lynne Wall
 Alvah & Geneva Ward
 Rebecca D. Warren
 Edward West
 Rosemary & Smedes York
 Joe & Patsy Zoll
In Memory / Honor Of
Greg Allman
 Chuck Gerhold
 Herbert T. Mullen, Jr.
 Lucy Daniels
 Beth Kindelberger
 Mary Jo Cain McLean
 Pete Peterson
 Le Hook
 Laura Long
 Manteo, John Borden, & Sir Walter Raleigh
 Ann-Cabell Baum
 Chuck Still
 Joe Bryan, Jr.
 Nicole Peckens
 Bobby Owens
 Johnny Tillett
 Virginia S. Tillett
 Ann & Joe Lamb
 Anne Taylor Boyce
Anonymous Challenge Supporters
Anonymous
 Stephanie Lobianco
 Brie Sansotta
 Bradford K Webster
 Katie Vaughan
 Barry Shelley
 Cheryl Funderburk
 Jacqueline Reddy
 Dorothy Hester
 Lost Colony Brewery
 James Rolls
 Grady White Boats
 Lost Colony Brewery
 Joe Lamb Jr. & Associates Realty
 Susan Hynson
 Mike Phelan
 Laura J Burch
 Jeanne Yocum
 Hoke Kimball
 Kathy Grosvenor
 Jeffrey Brown
 Thomas Hull
 Kevin Smith
 J. Eric Elliott
 Mary Ann Fitzgerald
 Lori Hatfield
 Amanda Oliver
 Kittrell Auto Parts
 Barbour’s Marine Supply Company
 John McKone
 Lana Mansfield
 Autobell Car Wash
2023 RIHA Members & Donors
Stuart Abernathy
 John & Bunny Adams
 Thomas & Miriam Adams
 Dr. W. J. & Carol Brown Adams
 Lisa Arbelaez
 William & Sheila Alexander
 Rita Ayers
 Eleanor Bailey
 Caroline Basnight
 Dr. Michael Basnight
 Saint & Bea Basnight
 Jesse Bates
 Ann-Cabell Baum
 Sheri Bias
 Richard Bolyard
 Lauren Borland
 David Buysse
 Louis Canonico
 Fairley Bell Cook
 Ron and Becky Bennett
 Rodney and Sarah Benson
 Fred & Vicki Boehme
 Sallie Bowman
 Jacob Boyce
 Sue Burgess
 Jay & Kathleen Burrus
 James and Judith  Carraway
 Sprague  Chesire
 Michelle Chimento
 Thomas Church
 Ben & Betty Cone
 Daniel & Rebecca Costello
 Edith Crawford
 Ben & Betty Cotterill
 Gladys Daniels
 James Dixon
 Alexander Donaldson
 Robert Dunn
 Dawn Enochs
 Charles & Rebecca Evans
 Jesse and Mary Fanshaw
 Susan & Malcom Fearing
 Beverly Firme
 Barbara Fletcher
 Brian Forehand
 Albert & Carolyn Gard
 Suzan Garner
 Harvey Godwin
 Jeff & Elizabeth Granitzki
 Donna  Grier
 Kenneth Haas
 Robert & Deloris Harrell
 A Robinson & Eloise Hassell
 Jonathan Hart
 Boyce & Mary Blanche Harwell
 Jamie Hatchell
 Hecht Family Foundation
 Emily Hill
 Chris Hinnant
 Shiela Hostler
 Deb Howell
 Cecilia Fields Hughes
 Joseph Hughes
 Lucy Inman
 Bruce & Penny Jackson
 Thomas Johnson
 Tess Judge
 Chancy Kapp
 Arthur and Alice Keeney
 Vic Kitchen
 Diane Kirkpatrick
 John & Cindy Kleis
 Natalie Klue
 Zee Lamb
 Julia Lavault
 Barbara  Leary
 Therese Leasburg
 Cynthia Furr Linton
 Benita Lloyd
 Susan Guthrie Lowrance
 Nicholas Luccketti
 Rev. James Lupton
 Hilary Mann
 Elizabeth Matheson
 Michael & Janet McCarthy
 Larry McCauley
 Christopher & Michelle McClure
 Cindy & Sam McGann
 Mary Jo McLean
 Gail Mee
 Ray Meekins
 Elmer and Gail Midgett
 Albert G. & Bonnie B. Mittelmaier, Jr.
 Donna Mohler
 Andrew Moore
 Cheryl Moody
 Myra Neal Morrison
 Carolyn S. Mullen
 Janice Neilan
 Stephen Nichols
 Jane Norris
 Jody Ann Norville
 Barbara  Okerson
 Justine Okerson
 Stanley and Paula Oliver
 Beverly Parker
 Judge Richard & Peggy Parker
 Scott Parker
 Gary & Gwyn Pearce
 Tricia Phelan
 William E. and Kay W. Pommerening
 Thaddeus  Redmond III
 Todd Farrand & Michael Reed
 Michael & Frances Reeves
 Julie A. Richardson
 Johnnie & Penny Robbins
 Tapp Robinson
 Connie Rose
 Ann Edwards Rust
 Joanne Ryan
 Chris & Kathy Seawell
 Billy Seawell
 Marianne Simpson
 Elaine Smith
 William & Phyllis Soine
 Benjamin F Speller
 Don & Gale Spriggs
 Chuck Still
 Sheila Stone
 Kathye Stratton
 Otis & Shelby Strother
 Jon & Dotti Summerton
 Taylor & Nancy Sugg
 Mark & Pamela Tate
 Monica Thibodeau
 Johnny  Tillett
 Sandy & Ted Tozer
 Robert & Flossie Tugwell
 Jay Tutwiler
 Molly Urquhart
 Alvah & Geneva Ward
 Harvey Wagley
 Ereka Williams
 Holly Meekins Williams
 Derrick Williamson
 Earl Willis
 Nick Wilson
 Robert & Linda Woodard
 Rosemary & Smedes York
In Honor/Memory
Della Basnight
 William Hal Furr
 William Ivey Long
 Anton Buysse
 Ann & Joe Lamb Jr.
 Beethoven & Steinway
 Noel Hume
 Chuck Gerhold
 Beth Kindelberger
2022 RIHA Members & Donors
W. Jeptha & Carol B.Adams
 Sue Arnold
 Eric Barnes
 Vicki Basnight
 Saint & Bea Basnight
 Carolista Baum
 Ann-Cabell Baum
 Ronnie Beach
 Chip Begley
 Stuart Bell
 Sheri Bias
 Jason & Lauren Borland
 Kevin & Marilyn Bradley
 Lisa Bridge
 Mark & Jenny Brockaway
 Sue & Davidson  Burgess
 Doug Byrne
 Louis Canonico
 James & Judith Carraway
 Aaron Chaney
 Thomas & Gillie Church
 Tillman & Margaret Cooley
 Kaye Dumond
 Robert  Dunn
 Marshall Ellis
 John & Nancy  Ennis
 David & Dawn Enochs
 Malcom K & Susan Fearing
 Kathryn Fearing
 Beverly Firme
 Barbara Fletcher
 Jack  Frazier
 Mikl & Rob Gabbard
 Jean Gearhart
 Harvey  Godwin Jr.
 Teresa Goffigon
 Jeff & Elizabeth Granitzki
 Paul & Nancy Gwyn
 Kenneth Haas
 Robert & Deloris Harrell
 John & Jill Hartman
 Patsy Hartman
 Mary Blanche Harwell
 Eloise McCain Hassell
 Jamie Hatchell
 Joseph Hughes
 Cecilia Fields Hughes
 Gail Hutchison
 Lucy Inman
 Bruce Jackson
 Faytie Johnston
 Tess Judge
 Chancy Kapp
 Thomas Kenan
 H. & Lucy  Kernodle
 Vic Kitchen
 Janis  Kralovic
 Julia LaVault
 Therese Leasburg
 Sallie & Leonard Levitch
 Benita Lloyd
 Ranson Loftis
 Robert & Annie Long
 Allison Martin
 Dana Mathews
 Stacey Maxwell
 Michael Mccarthy
 Larry McCauley
 Lorie McCroskey
 Cindy McGann
 Dennis McGinnis
 Gary  Meekins
 Robert Midgette
 Donna Mohler
 Cherly Moody
 Herbert & Carolyn Mullen
 Donald & Marilyn Munden
 Janice Neilan
 Stephen Nichols
 Margaret Northrup
 Barbara Okerson
 Paula Oliver
 Sharon & Curtis  O’Neill & Kasefang
 John  Parker
 Gary  Pearce
 Jospeh & Susan Pedaline
 Robert & Sally Peregoy
 Melissa Phillips
 Jacqueline Pierce
 Michael & Frances Reeves
 Sharon Reid
 Raymond & Mary Reisert
 Julie A. Richardson
 Rebecca Robidoux
 Connie Rose
 O’anna  Rose
 Phoenicia Schwidkay
 Chistopher & Kathleen Seawell
 Alice  Silver
 Benjamin  Speller
 Don & Gale Spriggs
 Ben & Katie Stone
 Shelby  Strother
 Dianne Suber
 Taylor & Nancy Sugg
 Mark & Pamela Tate
 Monica Thibodeau
 Lille  Tidwell
 Stephen Tomczewski
 Geneva Ward
 Elizabeth Webster
 Holly Meekins Williams
 Early & Gloria Willis
 Nick Wilson
 Robert & Linda  Woodard
 David & Adair Woronoff
 Patsy & Joe Zoll
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